Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 14, 2012
PARIS (Reuters) – The loss of France’s much-prized triple-A credit rating three months from elections that will likely hinge on the handling of the economy is a bitter blow for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had made the top-notch grade a badge of honor.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 13, 2012
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s three-year debt costs fell below 5 percent but its first bond sale of the year failed to match the success of a Spanish auction the previous day, reflecting the heavy refinancing load Rome faces over the next three months.



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Posted by The PIPEs Report on January 12, 2012
Glacier Water Services (GWSV), the owner of a network of 20,400 drinking water vending machines in 4…
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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 10, 2012
BOSTON (Reuters) – MetLife will shut down its mortgage operations, the largest U.S. life insurer said on Tuesday, giving up on the unit three months after it said it would seek a buyer.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 19, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices will fall below $1,500 an ounce over the next three months and are unlikely to retest September’s all-time highs until later 2012 at the earliest, according to a Reuters poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 18, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices will fall below $1,500 an ounce over the next three months and are unlikely to retest September’s all-time highs until later 2012 at the earliest, according to a Reuters poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 5, 2011
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services sector cooled in November to its weakest growth in three months, an HSBC purchasing managers’ index showed on Monday, the latest data portraying an economy slowing quickly and in need of policy support.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. service sector activity growth eased in October to its slowest level in three months, but new orders for good from factories unexpectedly rose, suggesting economic growth remains patchy.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 24, 2011
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vast manufacturing sector expanded moderately in October to snap three months of contraction, reflecting the resilience of robust domestic demand that is likely to soothe fears of an abrupt slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street banks will have three months to convince regulators to weaken a proposed ban on their ability to trade for their own profit, after officials on Tuesday put the Volcker rule out for comment.



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